Words fail me…

. . . and apparently copy editing fails the holiday weekend staff at the Times Picayune, who ran 48-point headline on today’s sports section, reading, “Just Deserts“.

(Update: Dell Adams points out that this is the correct usage! Because I don’t trust anyone, I just looked it up and he’s right! I suck!)

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  1. Dell Adams,

    One “s” is correct for “desert” meaning what is deserved. In fact, only the sweet following a meal is spelled with a double “s”: all other meanings use one.

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